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AnimeNEXT Electronic Update April 15, 2007
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[AT-A-GLANCE]

* ANIMENEXT ART SHOW REGISTRATION OPEN
* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST ALLEY SOLD OUT
* ANIMENEXT 2007 REGISTRATION
* ANIMENEXT OFFICIAL HOTELS SELLING OUT
* ANIMENEXT AT BROOKLYN SAKURA MATSURI
* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST TALENT SEARCH
* COSPLAY CHESS IS COMING BACK IN 2007

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* ANIMENEXT ART SHOW REGISTRATION OPEN

AnimeNEXT 2007 Art Show registration is now open. This year's Art Show
will be bigger and better than ever before. We even have new modern
display racks to exhibit your beautiful artwork on.

Artists can simply have their artwork displayed in our art show or you
can have attendees bid to purchase your art. Artists can have up to
ten items displayed in our Art Show for $10. There will be a small
charge for each additional item over ten.

So break out those markers, pens, pencils, paint brushes, watercolors,
oils or whatever material you use and get cracking. We would love to
see that painting, drawing, sculpture or sketch you have been working
on. The AnimeNEXT 2007 Art Show is a great way to get your art work
seen or maybe even make some extra money after all your hard work.

You can find all the details on the AnimeNEXT 2007 Art Show at
http://www.animenext.org/art-show There you will also find the forms
that you need to fill out and send to our Art Show Coordinator, as
well as the address that you can send your art work to if you are not
attending the convention.

* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST ALLEY SOLD OUT

The AnimeNEXT Artist Alley sold out in record time this year, and
that's even after we added more tables for 2007. The Artists' Alley in
2007 will be bigger than ever before. There will be more artists and
more room for those that just like to enjoy the art! The Artist Alley
and the Art Show will be in the Meadowlands Exposition Center once again.

Our Artist Alley Coordinator will be getting back to all the artists
who applied shortly. Keep your eyes peeled on the AnimeNEXT Artist
Alley web page, http://animenext.org/artist-alley and forums,
http://www.animenext.org/forum/

* ANIMENEXT 2007 REGISTRATION

Remember AnimeNEXT 2007 registration is now open. Register as soon as
possible to take advantage of the great deals by pre-registering!
Registration is simple, and can be completed online at
http://www.animenext.org/register for Paypal payments or by printing out and
completing a registration form from our website at
http://www.animenext.org/docs/2007-regform.pdf and mailing it in with
your check or money order.

Prices will be as follows:

Membership Type Adult Child (7-12)

3-day (before June 1) $40 $30

Group discounts are only available to those who pre-register via the
paper form. If you have 8 or more people in your group, there is a $5
discount per membership. To qualify for the group discount, all forms
must be submitted together. Children under the age of 7 do not count
towards the 8-person group requirement.

* ANIMENEXT OFFICIAL HOTELS SELLING OUT
AnimeNEXT 2007 is rolling along, and attendees have sold out the
official hotel already. We thought it would be a good idea to keep
things moving for you, the anime fans, by arranging a special rate at
two more hotels, the Embassy Suites Secaucus Meadowlands and the
Secaucus La Quinta. These two hotels join the Amerisuites and the
Courtyard by Marriott with plenty of rooms available right now, so
make sure you book early.

Here are the details:

Embassy Suites
455 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-864-7300
Fax: 201-864-5391
$189 per night King Suite/$229 per night Executive Suite

La Quinta Inn (This Hotel is one mile from the convention center)
350 Route 3 West @ Mill Creek Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-8638700
Fax: 201-271-0467
$129 per night

Amerisuites
575 Park Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-422-9480 (Ask for Elicia)
Fax: 201-422-9443
$129 per night

Courtyard Marriott
455 Harmon Meadow Boulevard
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone: 201-617-8888
Fax: 201-866-7116
$139 per night

Please remember the Secaucus La Quinta is one mile away from the
convention center. All the information on the hotels can be found at http://www.animenext.org/location#hotels

* ANIMENEXT AT BROOKLYN SAKURA MATSURI

AnimeNEXT will once again be attending the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Sakura Matsuri (cherry blossom festival), and this time, we're
bringing the Manga Library! Come to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on
April 28 and 29, 2007 to see the cherry blossoms, visit cultural
exhibits, view cultural events and stop on by the Manga Library. For
more information, you can check out the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's web
site at www.bbg.org.

* ANIMENEXT 2007 ARTIST TALENT SEARCH

Are you an artist? Do you love to draw anime style artwork? Would you
like your artwork to represent one of the top growing anime
conventions in the United States? Then we want you! AnimeNEXT is
looking for a new artist. We want someone who can provide drawings for
our program guide and advertising materials for our 7th year,
AnimeNEXT 2008. This is a great chance for printed portfolio pieces or
just to show off to your friends and family.

We are looking to keep a similar design for our current Mascot. Think
of it as fan art, same hairstyle and eye color. Try to keep to a
technical/futuristic feel for the design. If you like the current
design, you can expand on that OR submit any kind of design, just be
creative. Please keep the designs PG. If a design has a gun, DO NOT
point it at the viewer.

This is your time to shine! The artist we choose will be given staff
status, and as such will be given a FREE 3-day admission to the 2008
Convention, FREE t-shirt and FREE food during the convention, but you
can expect plenty of work through the year.

DEADLINE: August 1st, 2007
Submissions must be high-resolution artwork, at least 300 dpi. No
larger then 5x7 Please e-mail your artwork submission to
Kayko4578@gmail.com
Subject: [SPAM] Artist Wanted Contest
All artwork submissions become the property of AnimeNEXT.
For pictures of our past mascots, please visit our website
http://animenext.org/node/99.
For more information or questions please e-mail Rene Jack at
Kayko4578@gmail.com

* COSPLAY CHESS IS COMING BACK IN 2007

Last year's action-packed Cosplay Chess was such a rousing success, we
just had to bring it back for 2007! In last year's match, we were
treated to a well-played game, featuring surprise celebrity narrators
and such thrilling face-offs as Tails vs. InuYasha. More details will be available soon at http://www.animenext.org/cosplay-human-chess Look for our Cosplay Chess event in the 2007 program guide, this will be one event you won't want to miss out on!

Gregg Turek, Convention Chairman
AnimeNEXT 2007
C/o Universal Animation
publicity@animenext.org
www.animenext.org

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AnimeNEXT Electronic Update April 15, 2007
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